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Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in Aquatint and Lithography, 1770-1860; from the Library of J. R. Abbey: a Bibliographical Catalogue
by J. R. Abbey
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€225.72€203.15
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About This Item
San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1991. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 13" by 9.5". Not Stated. A smart facsimile reprint of Abbey's bibliographical catalogue of artwork capturing British and Irish scenery between 1770 and 1860. The 1991 facsimile reproduction of the 1952 edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, thirty-four collotype plates reproduced in photolithography, and numerous in-text illustrations. Collated, complete. A comprehensive bibliographical catalogue of artwork exploring the scenery of Great Britain and Ireland, from the library of J. R. Abbey. With images of different cities and boroughs, including: Bath, Cornwall, Lake District, Glastonbury, Kent, Oxford, Ramsgate, Birmingham, Dover, London, Liverpool, Isles of Wight, Cork, Dublin, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Swansea, Milford Haven, Jersey, and more.This is the 1991 reprint with a new frontispiece and with the collotype plates in photolithography.Major John Roland Abbey (1894-1969) was an English book collector who wrote several books, including this one and Life in England in Aquatint and Lithography, 1770-1860. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Dust wrapper is very bright and smart, with just one small tear to the head of the spine of the wraps, and a couple of faint marks. Fine
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 896M28
- Title
- Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in Aquatint and Lithography, 1770-1860; from the Library of J. R. Abbey: a Bibliographical Catalogue
- Author
- J. R. Abbey
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1991
- Size
- 13" by 9.5"
- Keywords
- Aquatint Lithography J. R. Abbey Bibliography Lithography
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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